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Smartphones, PDAs can serve as RFID terminals with new card

April 3, 2005

SecureID News: A Calgary, Alberta, Canada company has offered up new technology that will allow smartphones and personal digital assistants to serve as RFID readers/writers. It is, the company claims, the first RFID reader/writer SD secure digital card in the industry

According to Wireless Dynamics' March announcement, its SDiD card will allow smartphones and PDAs to double as portable RFID terminals. The card integrates RFID functionality into the existing computing power and connectivity of PDAs and smartphones. RFID tag information can be communicated in real-time through WiFi, CDMA, GSM or Bluetooth connections.

Ambrose Tam, Wireless Dynamics' chief executive officer, is so confident in the prospects for the SDiD card that he believes it "will jumpstart" the NFC and portable RFID reader application market.

"We are excited about the added functionality this first of its kind SD card can provide users of PDAs and smartphones," added Mr. Tam. "It is our goal to offer rapid deployment of technology solutions associated with RFID and NFC technology."

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